STATS C183 · STAT C183Statistical Models in Finance
Statistics · 4 units · Undergraduate upper division (100-199)
Designed for juniors/seniors and graduate students. Statistical techniques in investment theory using real market data. Portfolio management, risk diversification, efficient frontier, single index model, capital asset pricing model (CAPM), beta of a stock, European and American options (Black/Scholes model, binomial model). Concurrently scheduled with course C283.
P/NP or letter grading.
When it runs
Not on the schedule for any of Fall 2025 through Spring 2027. UCLA publishes only that window, so this does not mean the course is gone — check the official listing.
Requisites
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Requisite: course 100B.
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STATS C183
- STATS 100BIntroduction to Mathematical Statistics
- STATS 100AIntroduction to Probability
- MATH 170AProbability Theory I
- MATH 170EIntroduction to Probability and Statistics 1: Probability
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